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GOP torn between homeland security, fiscal restraint in public safety fight

The Hill (blog)
“Our priority and focus is on the build-out of an interoperable mobile broadband network for America's first responders. We will continue to support ...

...Paying for the network is a dicier issue.

An influential set of conservatives, including Reps. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and Cliff Stearns (Fla.), have endorsed auctioning off the valuable D Block of spectrum to commercial providers.
The proceeds would be used to fund the public safety network, and although first responders would share the lines with regular Internet traffic, they would be able to preempt it in times of need.
A competing group of Republicans, however, is wedded to a more expensive option. ...